MAKAR SANKRANTI/PONGAL, first book, in a one-of-a-kind planned series 'Indian Festivals Series'm describes how Makar Sankranti is celebrated in its myriad forms and under different names in India and brings out the fervor and excitement of the 1 billion people celebrating the festival through pictures. It also explains the science behind the festival and provides a small dose of astronomy to the readers..
My 4 year-old daughter loves it.
Denver, USA, January 31, 2016 (Newswire.com) - Author Lalitha Chittoor, born in India, was raised in a very widely-read, widely-traveled, traditional and conservative Indian family. She taps that experience and knowledge, in the first of the one-of-a-kind planned series of books, titled, 'Indian Festivals Series Book 1 MAKAR SANKRANTI/PONGAL'.
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The author said, ‘Knowing India is about appreciating its diversity. I always have been awestruck by it. I get to capture this, via pictures in this book and present it to all of my readers’.
ABCD, ‘American Born Confused Desi’, refers to the first, second or later generation kids, born in the US to first generation immigrant parents from India. Confused Desi means, the confusion arising due to the lack of knowledge of the Indian culture and traditions. Lalithasaid, ’Festivals teach a lot about the culture, traditions and heritage of a country ’. She smilingly added, ‘I have 2 ‘Confused Desi’ kids of my own in my family now and I intend to clear that confusion in them and other ABCDs through this series.’
This series will reveal the fervor, mood and excitement of the 1 billion plus people celebrating each of the Indian festivals.
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Lalitha Chittoor now lives with her husband and two kids, aged 17 and 4, in Denver, CO.
